Professional retired wealthy ex-athletes and actors
Are usually not too bright when it comes to level and desire to possess culture and education. Granted, there are exceptions but by and large these folks won the genetic lottery and were in the right place at the right time to get lucky with their wealth. Yes, I am sure they all did some hard work along the way but pure luck is more like it.
I am in San Diego only because when I was layed off in 2002 from a software company in the bay area, there were few jobs left after the dot coms busted. I found work in San Diego for an investment bank in technology. The market improved and I jumped ship for greener pastures. I moved back to Sacramento in 2005 for a brief period and after a while disliked it even though I grew up in Sacramento and have a lot of friends and family there. So.. I moved back to San Diego! For me, I work a lot anyways and having great weather and easy access to the beaches is relaxing and better than pure culture. I can always hope a flight to SF or NYC for the weekend if I need opera or broadway.
My only beef- traffic is way worse; and, housing is not affordable for normal professional. Hence, I am seriously looking at places like Texas and Arkansas for a home purchase. They are not as nice weatherwise as San Diego but fit my budget and pocketbook a lot easier. I signed a 15 month lease so I have some time to wait and see what actually happens to the San Diego real estate market.
Hopefully it keep go down and I can buy a small 2 bedroom 2 bath townhome with a real 2 car garage. Ideally, I would like to buy a duplex and rent the other side out to a good friend but duplexes are few and far between here in San Diego and VERY EXPENSIVE.
